Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted military sites in Tartous, Syria, causing reported explosions strong enough to trigger a 3.0 magnitude earthquake. The strikes, described as the most violent in the region since 2012 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, hit areas including air defense units and missile depots. Tartous, home to a significant Russian naval base, has witnessed numerous Israeli strikes since Bashar al-Assad’s regime decline, raising concerns over Russian military presence in Syria.